Purple Birthday

This is a birthday card that I made for a friend's daughter. Her favorite color is purple and she had a purple birthday party. So I thought this card was perfect. I think I used every purple accessory I have. It was fun.






Recipe-
Stamp Set: Zoofari. Eat Cake
Paper: All the SU purples
Inks: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Purple Grosgrain, Whisper white grosgrain
Other: Cuttlebug

Wedding Card

So I had someone on Craig's List request a card sample for her wedding and I told her I would send her that sample but I also wanted to make her a design that was unique to just her and send that as well. This is what I came up with and I LOVE this card so much, too bad I didn't have time to print sample information for her on the inside to give her the full effect (she is going to be making her decision soon, so I had to hurry and get her the sample ASAP). I will be making up another one with the details made up on the inside for my web site. She is having a fall harvest wedding so she wanted her invitation to have a fall feel. I think I really accomplished that. Here is hoping for the job.

Deb's Birthday

So the other day a friend of mine had a birthday so we decided to get her a gift certificate and then package it really cute. So this is what we made for her:




I already had the card from a Challenge that I had done previously so I made up a cute little bag to match. I think it turned out really cute!

The letters were cut out using my new cricut cartridge that I LOVE. The stamp set is a SAB set from SU!. I used a dimensional on the inside of the card to hold the gift certificate in place. I really liked making this bag and everyone including her thought it was very cute.

Thanks for looking!!

This is a card that our church is having me make them for people who visit. So if you want a awesome handmade card from me come to our awesome church and you will get one!! You can visit my church web site at www.buildingsolidlives.com

Have a blessed day.
BTW didn't care for yesterday's challenge much, it had me stumped. So if I get around to it I will do today's but don't hold your breathe, I am off to the Pink Pineapple tonight!! Yay baby!!

Got some Sunday stampin time in

Here are some things that I have been working on today, I got to play with all my new stuff!! I can't wait for the Pink Pineapple on Friday to continue to play!!

This card was an inspiration from Kylee's new shirt that was got last night at Target. Here is the recipe:

Stamp Set: Hostess level 2 set: Spring Solitude, Polka Dot & Petals
Paper: Confetti Cream, Certainly Celery, Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Barely Banana
Inks: Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Cert Celery Brad
Other: Coluzzle Cutter


This card is so simple but has a really great elegance to it. As soon as I saw this set I knew that I had to have it. It is available in the Spring Mini Catalog. Here is this recipe:

Stamp Set: Essence is love
Paper: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, River Rock
Inks: Versa Mark, Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Eyelets
Other: Double Rectangle Punch, Black Embossing Powder


I have wanted this stamp set since the very first example I saw, it is just delightful, it reminds me of Hawaii. But even though I love this set so much I had a hard time thinking of what to do with it, but I am OH SO please with the way this turned out.
Recipe:

Stamp Set: Embrace Life, A little birdy Told Me
Paper: Purely pomegranate, River Rock and Natural White
Inks: Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon, Scallop Punch, Circle Punch, Designer Series paper
Other: Dazzling Diamonds


I wanted this set so bad and I knew I would eventually get it, I LOVE those birds!! I love all the options that you can do with one set. If you only bought this one set you could make hundreds of different cards. What a great set this is!!

Stamp Sets: A Little Birdy Told Me
Paper: Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Apricot Appeal
Inks: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Sky Blue Double Stitch Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Punch, Circle Punch

I know I am on a roll

Here is another card that I did today for the SCS challenge, I think I am addicted. I like knowing that I can have half the battle done for me every morning, they give you the layout. It's really fun. So anyway here it is along with another card that I did last night.

Here is the recipe for the first card:

Stamp Sets: Thoughouly Thankful
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, Designer Series Paper
Inks: Basic Black
Accessories: Markers, Circle Punch, Scallop Punch, Bashful Blue Ribbon, Whisper White Ribbon, Silver Brads



The Recipe for the Challenge Card:

Stamp Sets: Elegant Inspirations
Paper: Cream Confetti, Wild Wasabi, Sky Blue, Designer Series Paper
Inks: Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Bashful Blue Ribbon, Sky Blue double stitched ribbon, Silver Eyelets, SU Button, Chipboard

If you want to know more about Split Coast Stampers check it out at www.splitcoaststampers.com

OMG! OMG!

How cute are these?? Ok so here is my quiet time creation in my new room, isn't it the cutest thing EVER!! I found the tutorial on Lauren's BLOG
She is amazing and I am going to plan on demonstrating this card on our Technique Tuesday project night on the 25th. Hope you can all be there.
That's why I am not posting a recipe, but if you are desperate enough you can browse Laurens BLOG. More details and pictures of projects coming soon.

My new favorites!!

Here are some things that I have been working on again...

I have started making a lot of 3X6 cards. They are so great, you can make 4 of them out of a normal 12X12!! They are so simple and quick. I have been using the textured card stock from SU and it just adds such a great unique touch.

I made the little box out of coasters for one of my clients that orders $50 worth of cards from me. I used the Time well spent set and put it together using my crop-o-dile and ribbon. This small project was really simple and super quick, what a great way to store your hand made cards on your desk.

Thanks for looking, I have a bunch more projects that I am working on, so stay tuned!!

Pink Pineapple creations...

Here are the Pink Pineapple creations that I promised in my last BLOG.







The first photo is one that took me forever due to the water coloring that I did. It's made on Green Gable and Only Orange SU card stock, I stamped the Zoofari set in Basic Black ink and colored them all in using the lid to SU's ink pads for a painting palette, then using my blender pen I colored them in. The patterned paper I picked up at PP and I then used a SU corner punch and layered them and placed a colored brad on them.

The second photo is one that I used the Garden Whimsy set and I used various card stock including So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. I stamped the same image 3 different time in Green Gable, Purely Pomegranate and Bashful Blue. I also made a small tag with the absolutely fabulous set and tied it with some silver cord.

The next photo has three cards using the Zoofari set, Bronco Buster set, and the Garden Silhouettes set.

The last photo is from one of my favorite sets out there, you can use it in so many ways, I LOVE IT!! I used the All in the family set and Family Accessories set. The card stock is Green Gable and Only Orange again and the patterned paper is from the PP. I used my trusty blender pen for the coloring in of the children again using my ink pad lids for my palette. I stamped a present in the background using versa mark.

That's it and I hope you liked my new creations as much as I do!!

Here are some things that I have been working on..

Here are some things that I have been working on for other people... I need some ME time!!

• The first picture are some table name tags that I did for a kids table, I thought they turned out SOO cute!! I love them. I made them with Real Red and Cert. Celery SU card stock then used the scallop punch with some Michael's paper shhhh... I used the SU Merry and Bright Stamp set from the winter mini catalog then finished off with my favorite detail of dazzling diamonds glitter. Oh yeah I also embossed the snowmen in blue and green embossing powder and then added glitter to the hot embossing powder, I think they just turned out great!!

• The next picture is of a wreath that I made for Heidi and I will for sure make one of these for myself next year. I used color combinations of Sky Blue, Cert. Celery and Real Red and the stamp sets that I used were Punch Pals, Snowflake Spot, and Wishing You Cheer. They are 3 X 3 "ornaments" that I hot glued to the wreath, I have also done this tieing them on but I like the hot glue the best, it just gives it more of a finished look. I also accessorized with hodgepodge hardware and real Red and Cert Celery ribbons. The ribbons that are wrapped around the wreath are from Michaels.... I know shhhh again. I LOVE making these wreaths and I will probubly do a class with them at one point. Let me know what you think.

• Then the last picture is using my favorite embossing friend. I LOVE my cuttlebug, i don't use it for the die cuts since I already have a cricut for that but it works great for those as well, but I do use it to dry emboss with, it's so easy and I just adore the effect it brings to your card or scrapbook. This card is made with Real Red cardstock and real Red ribbon, that's it!! I also used the happy Everything set, but I think it would be a great card even without it.

I will post more stuff soon!!

Blessings and thanks for looking!!

THEY ARE DONE!!!!!

So they are finally done, this is a good day and a lot of stress has gone from me right now.

So here they are completed, the picture frame wall hanging one was all done in the SU In Color colors and ribbon. I used the in color card stock Soft Sky and Purely Pomegranate. The stamp set is SU snowflake spot. They turned out great just how I had envisioned. Hopfully I will get some more work from these.

The other one is done in the In Color River Rock, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, and another green that I can not remember right now. It also has silver brads on it along with black stitching which adds so much to a card. I also took their picture and thought it turned out pretty good. I backed their picture in with black card stock and stamped the baroque bouquet stamp set and the Christmas saying with Always Artichoke. I printed a saying from the couple on the inside and then did the hand stamped by Heather stamp on the back. I think they turned out great and I am excited to hear what people will say about them.

So now that they are all done off to make mine and some milk bank cards!! It never ends!!
Thanks for looking!!